Windows 7 32 Bit and HDD

[WoShiPro]

I planning to buy a 3/4 TB HDD.

I had read that i wont be able to use the disk as boot drive. however i will be using the disk as a data drive

will i be able to access the whole 3/4tb if i format the drive as GPT instead of NTFS or FAT32?

my motherboard doesn't support with UEFI

 

[jtjt00]

Windows support for hard disks that are larger than 2 TB

 

[Kiwi8]

I planning to buy a 3/4 TB HDD.

I had read that i wont be able to use the disk as boot drive. however i will be using the disk as a data drive

will i be able to access the whole 3/4tb if i format the drive as GPT instead of NTFS or FAT32?

my motherboard doesn't support with UEFI

As long as u are using it as a data drive, there should be no problems formatting the drive as GPT in a non-UEFI motherboard in Windows 7.

 

[Mem2003]

My case, fresh clean install with win7 64bit on the 4TB HDD (Auto [Qartition]: 2.2TB as MBR with boot drv + remainder capacity as GPT -->use M/B software to overcome to the limit)


Anyone know how fresh clean install win7 64bit on >2.2TB HDD with partition drives. e.g.
... Partition0 (Main boot OS:win7) 240GB
... Partition1 (Data1) Remaining capacity up to 2.2TB
... Partition2 (Data2) >2.2TB to Remaining capacity





Later, how re-install at the same partition0 after a few months with ALL Data partition remain untouch.


Thanks.

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As long as u are using it as a data drive, there should be no problems formatting the drive as GPT in a non-UEFI motherboard in Windows 7.

You mean if FORMAT the HDD as GPT, we can use this GPT HDD--data full capacity (moveable data drive) on any M/B with OS:win 7 32bit or OS:win8 32bit.


Thks.